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2003 Restaurant Reviews

The year 2003 was a time of significant global events. The Iraq War began, the SARS epidemic emerged, and the world watched in awe as the Mars Exploration Rover landed on the Red Planet. In the realm of popular culture, the film “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” swept the Academy Awards, while Outkast’s “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” dominated the music charts. Amidst these global happenings, people across the country continued to dine out at local restaurants.

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Listed below are the places that Lauren & I visited in 2003. Enjoy!

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Ralph Pancetta

Food Critic

In my career are twenty-five-plus years learning the restaurant business – from top to bottom – and six years in a Midwest university learning and polishing my writing skills. I have spent a good number of those years (just how many yet to be determined) on the road and authored well over 150 reviews & articles – and still counting.

I’ve traveled from Maine to Florida, from Boston to San Francisco,  from Seattle to San Diego, and from Dallas to way north of Duluth, sampling and writing about food. And Yes, I love restaurants, I love preparing, writing about, and eating, food. I hope you enjoy reading what I have written!

Ralph Pancetta

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Norske Nook

The situation required that we partake of some breakfast first

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Il Fornaio

Carmel-by-the-Sea must have at least as many restaurants as I

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